6.26.2012 Palmetto Bay News

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Locally made film on school
violence released on DVD
BY GARY ALAN RUSE
Hidden Rage — a locally made
independent film that takes on the
issues of bullying, school violence
and teen suicide by dramatically
depicting the warning signs that
parents, school officials and fellow students often ignore — will
soon be available to a national
audience.
The DVD version of the
movie, its story seems ripped
from television news reports,
will be out on July 17 in stores
and online sellers as diverse as
Walmart, Amazon.com, Best
Buy, Barnes & Noble, Netflix,
Christianbook.com, Kmart.com
and others.
Director/producer Norton O.
Rodriguez said that the video version of the film is the culmination
of years of effort.
“We are very excited about our
The DVD cover for Hidden Rage
national release of Hidden Rage
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on DVD,” Rodriguez said. “The
movie took more than seven years
guard Tony, and Kelly (Prodigal Son)
to be produced, from script to screen. It Williams as a security guard/rapper who
took three years of research after the brings comedy to the film.
Columbine Massacre incident.
“Dani Jordana Berkowitz as Rebecca
“We felt bullying and school shootings and Rafaella Biscayn-Debest as Sophia
would become a problem, only we never did a great job in bringing the female
imagined it would become an international point of view to the issue of bullying,
epidemic,” he added. “And we are thankful including cyber-bullying,” Rodriguez
that it will reach a larger audience because added. “And having a producer like
we believe the film also shows the solu- Mario Ortiz, who also produced our film
tions available to get rid of bullying and Libertad (Freedom) in 1997 was a great
help in producing Hidden Rage’s most
school shootings.”
Written by Alejandro Leyva and Robert complicated special effects and action
A. Kramer, the movie was filmed in several scenes in the movie.”
Actor Roberto Escobar not only played a
South Florida schools with many real students as extras, the independent production key role, he also co-produced the film and
by faith-based The God of Moses worked as co-director as well, according to
Entertainment used a cast of solid profes- Rodriguez, who said that all of them are
sional actors for pivotal roles but also some serious about getting out the message.
“We believed the movie was important
newcomers. The film’s compelling message
also attracted a number of volunteers who to produce because the statistics are alarmdonated their time and effort, including for- ing, when you see so many young children
mer South Miami Mayor Horace Feliu and being bullied,” Rodriguez said. “Hidden
Rage is still timely because too many kids
former Florida State Rep. Julio Robaina.
“We believe Hidden Rage has been a suc- are still living in depression while many
cessful film thanks to the amazing cast and others are committing suicide. There’s got
crew that we were blessed to work with,” to be something wrong somewhere.
Rodriguez said. “A cast and crew who Everyday there is more lack of love and
worked hard and believed in the vision of the lack of God in our homes and in our
film from day one. Our main actor, Aaron schools. Hidden Rage is geared to be a
Goldenberg, is an amazing up-and-coming light in the midst of darkness and a warnactor who is very talented, and did a fantas- ing sign in such a time as this.”
The movie is distributed by House
tic job in portraying Joshua in the film.”
Rodriguez also praised as “amazing” Lights Media. The trailer can be seen on
actors Eric Nelson, who plays the security <www.youtube.com>.
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